The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-17
CANDIDATE EDENHARTER DODGEs.
lie Avoids Voting on an Ordinance Affecting
the Street-Railway Company.

Aside from considering the repor. of the com.
mittee on natural gas the Common Councils
calendar of business was mainly wanting
in interest last night, but the board of
improvements manifested disposition to equal
ize matters with the Aldermen regarding stone
crossings At previous meeting twenty two
measures providing for minor improvements of
varied character were referred to the board.
Last night an unfavorable report on all of them,
except four, submitted and approved
without question. 1t is supposed
that in many of these improvements
the aldermen are particularly interested
Shortly after this the amendment raade by the
aldermen to the Council resolution providing
that the expenses of the natural-gas committee
should be paid by tbs city was read It placed
the expense on the committee Council very
promptly adhered to its former action. but
when it again reaches the aldermen there may
be change OF opinion, since Mr.. King. of that
body, OF the committee who visited
Pirtsourg and Allegheny City. AT first he was
opposed to the city paying any part of the ex-
panse, but it 10 thought he now favors the pro-
vision OF the resolution unamended.
There was little opposition to an ordinance
amending that referring to boot blacks and
newsboys. passed last year. The amendment
sought TO keep girls under twenty years of age
from selling papers in the street Councilman
hibit:on was in the original ordinance, and had
never been enforced. On being assured that it
was not there, he gave the measure his hearty
support. but his candidate for Mayor, Council
man Edenhartcr, not only voted against
pending the rules to permit the passage OF the
message at once but voted against the ordinance
on the final call of the roll He had a little more
nerve in opposing this measure of reform than in
meeting proposition in which the street-car
company had an interest Councilman Rey-
nolds offered a resolution that the company be
required extend "a
Clifford avenue and thence to Woodruff Place.
An effort was made to save the company this
pense While Others like Councilmen Rocker,
Burns and Coy remained and voted against it,
Councilman Edenharter slipped into the corridor
before his name was reached. The resolution
prevailed.
When the water committee was called on for
report its chairman, Councilman Swain, said
he had nothing. but he would like to call the at
tention Of the Council TO the fact that the COM
mittee have been sorey pressed by the people
who were DESTROYS of having mains laid The
committee could do nothing, there was now
no contract between the city and the water COM
pany. An inference was drawn from this state
ment that the Council should be blamed
Tor not passing an ordinance to
The Mayor reminded Councilman Swain that
about four weeks ago a message the sprink-
ling question had been referred to his committee.
In this 1t was urged that new contract with the
water pany should be at once perfs tied. but
on basis that would secure cheaper rates to con-
sumers BY this he thought enough cheap
water could be had to materially lessen the dust
nuisance. AS to the contract, the COM
mittee considered it long before the
Legislature met. aud il was held
in allegiance only IN hope that that body would
give the city financial relief by passing
certain measures. The Legislature had not
done So and the compIttee ought to have
sumed the consideration of a water contract at
much lower rates than those given in the old
one long before this meeting. The water COM
mittee did seek to push the question to who
is to blame for the delay, itself or the Coancil.
A resolution was passed providing for notice
to be given concerning the election of school
on June IL in districts Nos s. 6
and g. The election in No. will be held on
Maryland street. between Mississippi and Mis-
souri,. with Andrew Blettmeyer Inspector,
and Patrick Harold and Robert Catterson,
Judges; in No g. at the corner of Phpps and
Naion Streets Robert Keller, inspector and
James Nelson and Rudolph Muller. judges; in
No. 8, at the corner OF Davidson and Vermont
streets. The inspector and judges will be sp-
pointed next Monday night